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After I broke my back they sent a PT to my house for a few visits. She had some suggestions about how I could rearrange things in my house to eliminate fall hazards but had no suggestions about what to do about the rocks and logs on the trail and off it or what to do when moguls get in the way.Quote:
Originally Posted by spanghew
I do that, too, but one of the incidents that resulted in dialing it back involved high speed couloir skiing with high speed tomahawks after loosing it on some alpine ice at speed. Thankfully, he was physically ok. None of us had phones or other means of getting support without an overnight exit and drive to town. We all dialed it back the remainder of the trip and I no longer ski in that style when I’m so far out there.Quote:
Originally Posted by rod9301
Dropping the knee?Quote:
Originally Posted by bodywhomper
You must be on acid.
Op has bad knees
Telemark only sucks when you run out of dope
my wifes a ptQuote:
Originally Posted by old goat
try not to suck
would be her suggestion
I don’t care how good you are, everybody ends up on the groomers.
Usually the only way off the hill.
why is knee replacement not an option ?? I am 66 years old 1.5 years after knee replacement and skiing better than I did ten years ago.......your experience may differ
Land why hate waiting at doctors offices. I just don’t get it. If you’re 15 minutes late they want to cancel the appointment and charge you but then they have no problem making you wait an hour after your scheduled appointment to see the doctor. I have a 10 o’clock appointment with my orthopod. There is a guy sitting next to me who has a 915 appointment with the same doctor. Neither of us have been seen yet. Hi IMHO this is unprofessional
…No wonder why they are sure to collect your co-pay immediately upon arriving
I get up and start walking around, opening cabinets and drawers, going behind the counter, looking at computers. That gets their attention real quick.
I waited for an hour and fifteen minutes in the waiting room to be seen by Dr. Lind's PA, but I left encouraged. X-rays revealed degenerative changes and narrowing in the joint, but I knew that going in. Good ROM. Only tacit mention of "partial replacement, but not at this time." Recommendation of steroid and hyaluronic acid (3) injections. Steroids offer short term relief (a couple of weeks) and HA may do nothing. This is something to consider. Right now, I am just thinking steroid at the end of Nov. No mention of MRI, or PT.
Maybe I just have a low tolerance for pain. Maybe, I am just an old fart who will have this ailment for the rest of my days.
It looks like I am good for ski season, and skiing as usual.
....screw that 1.25 hr. wait though
Did you mean groomer boomers?Quote:
Originally Posted by bodywhomper
for fastest attention, just break your own fucking leg right then and there. works like a charm.Quote:
Originally Posted by I Skied Bandini Mountain
I had an ortho surgeon who was obviously always 2 hrs late so I just a book or magazine, when he said " sorry I'm late "
I said "no Tim you are always 2 hrs late so i got a book" he had a rather sheepish look, some time docs get tangled up on shit that happens thru the day but Tim was already late for a 10am
If I'm the patient before you with an emergency that causes a delay ...... not sorry.
Always factor in the fact that the later in the day your appointment, the greater the odds are that they're behind schedule.
Corollary: NEVER, EVER, schedule surgery, or any procedure for that matter e.g. GI scan, for the afternoon.
I wonder if there's any way to communicate to a person that there's a delay caused by an emergency or some other reason? Does such a thing exist?
Not formally to my knowledge, however, I've been told by staff several times that this had been the case and I've seen no reason not to believe them. Most of the time they're pretty tight lipped about it though - they've simply been "busy". When you'e processing 30 patients a day, a few minutes here and there adds up pretty fast.
I once walked into the Park City Instacare with 3 inches of my shin blown open to the bone. The receptionist had her face buried in her screen when I walked in and could only see me from the waist up when she looked up. She asked what I needed to be seen for, and I said I needed some stitches and lifted my leg up. Her eyes got quite large and she immediately called for the nurse and then told several other people in the lobby that there was an emergency situation that they were going to have to wait behind. I appreciated the service.
Sarcasm isn't a strong suit? Until then - the spoken word works for communication, up until recently I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by PB
Sarcasm: check
Comprehension: not check <red face>
Depends on the drugs :)Quote:
Originally Posted by splat
Yes, we do. 🤠Quote:
Originally Posted by bodywhomper
I got very angry at my colleagues who would send away patients who came late. I saw them no matter how late, and I saw people who showed up without an appointment--although that didn't happen often. I took as much time as each patient needed, sometimes surgery took longer than expected or my cases were delayed by an emergency, sometimes I had important stuff to post on TGR--which meant sometimes patients had to wait. Priority one was everybody got seen and for as long as necessary. Priority two was seeing them on time.Quote:
Originally Posted by schindlerpiste
I had surgery on my finger scheduled for first thing in the morning. 5 of us were sitting around in the waiting area and after talking realized we were all scheduled for surgery with the same doc and we were all given the same time to arrive. The doc figured if 4 patients canceled there would still be one ready to go and the surgeon wouldn't have to wait for them. That was not nice. I was the lucky one who got to go first.
Holy petunia - 5 stacked surgeries?!?!? That's bordering on malpractice.